High prices force creative housing
Some are buying homes with friends or siblings. Others barter for rent – or live in buildings where residents share occasional meals, childcare and sometimes a car.
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Pakistani Province Demands Frugal Wedding Parties LAHORE, Pakistan | When Mohammad Imran was planning the dinner for his cousin's wedding reception, he had no excuse to trim the pricey menu down from six entrees. Then the
GE Will Seek Buyer for Subprime Mortgage Unit After Defaults (Bloomberg.com) July 13 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. plans to sell its three-year-old U.S. subprime mortgage unit following a surge in defaults by borrowers.read more...
The heat is on mortgage referral schemes (Newsday) It's one of American real estate's seamier practices, and it's almost impossible for consumers to detect - kickbacks and sweetheart payoffs among realty agents, title and escrow companies, lawyers and
FSA slams UK sub-prime mortgage market (Daily Telegraph) The Financial Services Authority has slammed sub-prime mortgage lenders and advisers in a damning new report.read more...
First-Time Buyer -- and Live-In Landlord PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When Naama Gidron and her husband, Peter Wuhrl, decided to buy their first home in Providence last year, they started out by scouring the area for
Bassett Furniture hosts grand opening Saturday (Reg Req'd) Bassett Furniture Direct officially opens Saturday on the Newhope Extension. The store is the first to open in one of the new buildings going up on what the city has